Death of cartel leader sparks violence across Jalisco and prison break in Puerto Vallarta area
Rubén Nemesio Oseguera, known as 'El Mencho', was killed on Sunday in the Tapalpa municipality, and the fallout set off a wave of violence that left scores dead, hundreds of vehicles burned in Puerto Vallarta and a prison break north of the city — developments that have kept security forces on alert in jalisco.
Operation in the Jalisco forest and the death of 'El Mencho'
Officials say the operation that located Rubén Nemesio Oseguera — described as the most wanted and dangerous trafficker in the world — took place on Sunday in the forested area of Tapalpa in Jalisco. A separate notice says the Sunday operation in the Jalisco forest left seven suspected narcotraficantes dead and three military personnel wounded.
The national government later issued casualty figures it said resulted from the broader operation: 25 agents of the Guardia Nacional killed, one worker from the Fiscalía de Jalisco, the custodian of the Puerto Vallarta prison and a woman dead, plus 30 presumed narcotraficantes.
Prison break in Ixtapa and alerts for 23 inmates
Juan Pablo Hernández, the secretary of Security of Jalisco, confirmed on Monday that 23 inmates escaped from the Ixtapa prison, a facility located north of Puerto Vallarta, on Sunday afternoon. Hernández said: "Ya se están haciendo los alertamientos correspondientes para su captura, " meaning alerts are being issued for their capture.
Widespread fires: 200 vehicles and dozens of businesses
The Fiscalía General de la República has opened 57 carpetas de investigación for violence in 14 states after the unrest, and investigators say the unrest left at least two hundred vehicles burned in Puerto Vallarta, which the notice calls the tourist jewel of Jalisco. Authorities also report dozens of businesses were set on fire across several states.
State responses: markets, borders and Operation Muralla
The Government of Jalisco said on Monday that the Mercado de Abastos in Guadalajara will resume activities on Tuesday with reinforced security, adding that it has requested support from municipal, state and federal security authorities "for the strengthening of permanent operations in the area. "
In Nuevo León, Governor Samuel García moved to calm residents after the wave of violence he said followed the fall of Oseguera. García told the media: "Estamos hoy muy tranquilos, todos en la escuela, trabajando. En el caso de Nuevo León, no hay nada de qué preocuparse, estamos blindados. " He said authorities are monitoring entry and exit points by land and air under a strategy called "operación Muralla, " and that city police are redeployed to highways and state entry points when required; he added there have been no incidents reported in the state.
Security denials, international reaction and ongoing investigations
The national Security Cabinet denied reports of narcobloqueos in Apatzingán, Michoacán, posting on X that there are "no records of vehicles burned" in that area. The Cabinet said it extinguished fires of four vehicles in Coalcomán and three in Aguililla "without obstruction to communication routes. "
Internationally, the U. S. ambassador to Mexico, Ronald Johnson, lamented the deaths of "patriotas mexicanos" in the operation against the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación. The context for a subsequent phrase about his remarks is unclear in the provided context.
Officials emphasize the lifting of road blockades: the Mexican president said on Monday that the country had returned to normal and that narcobloqueos on highways had been lifted.
What comes next: authorities have placed alerts for the 23 escaped inmates from Ixtapa and the Mercado de Abastos in Guadalajara is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday with added security; prosecutors continue work on 57 opened investigations across 14 states.
